Saddle.



C. A. PERSONS.

SADDLE.

APPLICATION HLD mmza, 1911.

1,0-16,031. Patenned Jan.30,-1912.

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SADDLE. 4

Application filed January 28, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30,1912. Serial No. 605,237.

To aZZ 'whom 't may concer'n:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. PERsoNs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of VVorcester, State ofMassachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inSaddles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanylng drawings.

This invention relates to resilient seats or saddles, but moreparticularly to such as are used on veloipedes, bicycles, and othervehicles.

For simplicity and clearness in the following description, the devicewill be treated in connection with bicycle saddles only, but it shouldbe clearly understood that it may be applied to any seat or saddle.

The object of this invention is to provide a light, strong and resilientseat and eflicient means for attaching the same to a bicycle frame.

One feature is the clamp which attaches the saddle to the frame orsaddle post.

Other features are the method of attaching the support to the peak ofthe seat and the tension device connected therewith, the saddle eyelet,and numerous others which will be fully described hereinafter.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of the invention complete with a portion ofthe seat removed to expose certain parts which will be describedhereinafter. Fig. 2 shows an enlarged side elevation of the clampingmeans. Fig. 3, same as Fig. 2, front elevation. Fig. 4, section on lineH of Fig. 2. Fig. 5, section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1 with the seatremoved. Fig. 6, eyelet used in the rear portion of saddle as will bedescribed hereinafter. Fig. 7, same as Fig. 6 with the eyelet fastenedin the leather, center section, as will be described hereinafter.

In the drawings a seat 10 is mounted upon resilient supports 11,'onlyone of which is shown as they are both alike. Upon these supports issecured the clamp 12 which is used 'to secure the seat to the seat postof a bicycle. Heretofore these clamps have depended for their'ability toprevent tilting of the saddle upon the tightness and friction of theclamping rings upon the bolt but in the present invention theconstruction is such that the bolt only acts to compress the portions ofthe clamp and to lock them upon thel bicycle frame. In the embodimentshown in the drawing a wire saddle support is used but it should beclearly understood that any form of truss or other type of' supportmight be used. As the parts of the clamp for' compressing the postgripping band are the same on both the head and the nut sides of theclamp, I will only describe one half as the same will apply to the otherhalf with the exception that the parts are reversed. This clamp consistsof the bolt 13 passing entirely through the same; the plate 14 whichgrips the support 11 along a considerable length, binds the latter tothe clamp and compresses the cone plate 15; the outer clamping shell 16;and the inner clamping shell 17. The turning of the nut jams the plate14 against the plate 15 and thus locks the wire and presses the cone ofthe plate 15 into the conical socket 18 of the plate 16 which in turnbinds the inner clamp shell 17. The pressing of the cone on the plate 15into the socket on the plate 16 frictionally looks these two platestogether and thus looks the plate 16 to the support 11 and thecompressing of the sides of the plate 16 binds this plate tightly aroundthe inner shell 17 compressing -the latter shell-until it binds the seatpost. `It will thus be seen that instead of depending on the friction ofthe clamp upon the bolt, the clamp grips the support along aconsiderable length and its parts are bound together by interlockingcones which possess a large,

friction surface and when reasonably tightly compressed could notpossibly rotate. The plate 14 is of such Shape that when the bolt isloosened, the Vclamp may be set at any angle and then when the bolt istightened this plate will press against the plate 15 and lock the cone.

The plate 14 is provided 4with flanges 19 at the extremities 20 whichoverlap similar extremities on the plate 15, as is best shown in Fig. 3,to prevent these two plates from rotating relatively to each other.Flanges 21 eXtend downwardly from each of the plates 15 and throughapertures inl these flanges pass the tapered end bar 22. The centralportion 23 of this bar is formed like a ring and has a tapped holepassing therethrough through which passes the tilting screwV 24. Thesqueezing towardv each other of these plates '15 causes a correspondingsqueezing of the flanges and thus slides the apertures through which thebar passes up on the conical extremities until this bar is also tightlylocked and prevented from turning. In two forwardly extending flano'es25 in the outer shell plate 16 are orihces similar to those in theflanges 21 and through these pass the tapered eXtremities 20 of anotherbar to which is fastened the upper extremity of the tilting screw 2a.The compressing of this plate 16 thus looks this bar tightly to theplate..

Another feature of the invention is the method of attaching the peak ofthe seat to the forward portion of the support and the tension deviceconnected therewith. The forward portion 27 of the support is bentupwardly practically at right angles to the main portion of this supportforming a loop as is best shown in Fies. 1 and 5. Over the uprightportion of this loop is passed a cap 28 through the opposing walls ofwhich are cut orifices 29 through which is passed a grooved sided bolt80 which fits the orifice. The top and bottom portion of this bolt arethreadedto fit the nut 31. The forward extremity of this bolt isfastened in the metal plate 32 attached by the studs 83 to the peak ofthe seat. The form of the orifices 29 and the bolt 80 passingtherethrough prevents the peal: of the seat from i rotating on thisbolt. The tension of the seat is inoreased by advancing the nut 31against the cap 28. This cap slides along the bolt and does not contactwith the threads on the top and bottom of the latter. The support passesover and around the bolt 80, as is best shown in Fig. 5, so that greatrigidity is obtained.

In saddles it is always customary to put eyelets 3-1 in the cantleportion of the seat to permit tool bags or other receptacles to beattached thereto by straps and it has been found by experience that thestrain placed upon these causes the ordinary eyelet to be torn from theleather. To devise an eyelet which would withstand this strain, theapplicant has constructed one which is not only secured to the leatherby the crimped edges but is provided with fianges 35 through which arepassed the rivets 86 or other form of fasteners. The applicant does notclaim this form of eyelet as an independent invention but merely incombination with a bicycle saddle.

It may readily be seen that the conical portions of the clamp might bereversed by constructing the conical projections upon the bicycle framegripping member and the conical sockets on the support gripping members,and any statement in the claims regarding this feature should beinterpreted to include both forms though only one arrangement is therespecified.

It should be clearly understood that the applicant does not limithimself to the particular embodiment of the invention herein shown anddescribed, for the features in.- cluded may be adapted to practicallyany type of saddle by any one skilled in the art.

7hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters PatentI is2- 1. In a device of the class described, a seat, a support therefor,and means for attaching said support to a frame comprising, means forgripping each member of the support, means interposed between saidsupport gripping means for gripping the frame, conical projections onone of said means adapted to enter and frictionally clutch correspondinglsockets on the other of said means, and means for clamping together themembers of said attaching means.

In a device of the class'described, a seat, a. support therefor, andmeans for attaching said support to a frame comprising, means forgripping each member of the support, means interposed between'saidsupportgripping means for gripping the frame, conical projections oneach of said support gripping means, conical sockets on said framegripping means adapted to receive and frictionally clutch' thecorresponding projections on the support gripping means, and means forclamping said support and said frame gripping` means together.

8. In a device of the class described, a seat, a support therefor, andmeans for attaching said [support to a frame rod comprising, platesplaced on opposite sides of each member of said support to grip thesemembers, a frame gripping member intel'- posed between said supportgripping members, a conical projection on the inner plate of each ofsaid support gripping members, conical sockets on the out'er faces ofsaid frame gripping members adapted to frietionally clutch the opposingprojections on said support gripping members, and a bolt passing throughorifices in said plates and said frame gripping member' to clamp saidparts together.

4. In a device of the class described, a seat, a support therefor, andmeans for attaching` said support to a frame rod comprising, platesplaced on opposite sides of each of the members of said ,support to gripsaid support, means for preventing relative rotation of said plates andsaid members, a frame gripping member interposed between the supportgripping members, a conical projection on the inner plate of each of thesupport gripping members, conical sockets on the outer faces of saidframe gripping member adapted to frictionally clutch the projection onthe opposing support gripping plate, and a bolt running through all ofsaid plates and the frame gripping member to clamp these parts together.

In a device of the class described, a seat; supports therefor fastenedto said seat; means for attaching said supports to a frame comprising;means for gripping each of said support-s, a frame gripping memberinterposed between said support gripping means, and a bolt passingthrough said support gripping means and said fiame gripping member toclamp these parts together; orifices in said support gripping means; atapered end bar having one of its extremities resting in each of theseorifices and adapt-ed to be locked therein by the tightening of theclamping bolt; a tapped hole in said bar; an inside and outside threadedpipe having one of its extremities entering said hole, a

second tapered end bar having its extremities resting in opposingorifices in said frame gripping member in the manner of the first bar;and a pin havingone extremity threaded to enter the free extremity ofsaid pipe and the other extremity fastened to said second bar.

In testimony Whereof I affiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES' A. PERSONS. VVitnesses:

HARTLEY W. BARTLETT; AMY G. MACDONALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 6.

